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to fall behind
[phrase form: fall]
01
pozostawać w tyle, nie nadążać za
to make less progress than other competitors
Intransitive
Transitive: to fall behind a competitor
Example
Despite their best efforts, the team began to fall behind in the race as other competitors surged ahead.
The student struggled with the complex concepts and started to fall behind the rest of the class.
Economic challenges caused the small business to fall behind larger competitors in terms of technological advancements.
02
spóźnić się, zawalić (termin)
to be late for a particular event
Intransitive
Example
Due to heavy traffic, he began to fall behind and missed the important meeting.
The construction project fell behind, leading to complications in meeting the project deadline.
The writer fell behind in completing the manuscript, pushing back the publication date.
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